Guides

Here’s an extensive list of forestry field guides and other resources, mostly Michigan-based.

General Forestry Manuals and Guides

USDA-NRCS National Forestry Handbook:  http://soils.usda.gov/technical/nfhandbook/

USDA-NRCS National Forestry Manual:   http://directives.nrcs.usda.gov/17896.wba

USDA-NRCS Michigan Conservation Practice Standards and Conservation Sheets:  http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MI (select your county, and browse to Sec. IV)

Forest Landowner’s Guide to Internet Resources:  http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/misc/ir/index.htm

MDNR Website:  http://www.midnr.com

MSUE Forestry Publications:  http://www.for.msu.edu/extension/extensio.htm

US Forest Service Website:  http://www.fs.fed.us

US Forest Service Northeastern Area-State and Private Forestry Website:  http://na.fs.fed.us/

US Forest Service North Central Forest Experiment Station, St. Paul, MN:  http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us

Forestry Images:

Many forestry images: http://www.forestryimages.org/

Agroforestry

National Agroforestry Center (NAC) Website.  Order Free Brochures and tools on:  Alley Cropping, Forest Farming, Riparian Forest Buffers, Silvopasture, Windbreaks, Special Applications:   http://www.unl.edu./nac/

Christmas Trees

Growing Christmas Trees In Michigan, MSU-E Bulletin E-1172:   http://forestry.msu.edu/extension/ExtDocs/xmastree.htm

Shearing Recommendations for Christmas Tree Producers, NCR310E Bulletin:  http://forestry.msu.edu/extension/ExtDocs/shear.htm

Consultant Foresters

By Counties:  http://forestry.msu.edu/extension/extdocs/consulfor/consult.htm

Direct Seeding

Illinois Direct Seeding Handbook (Click on Technical Resources):   http://www.il.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/forestry/dshndbk.html

Woody Plant Seed Manual, USFS Misc. Publication #654:  http://www.nsl.fs.fed.us/wpsm/

Invasive Plants-Michigan

Michigan Invasive Plants Council and Invasive Plants List:  http://invasiveplantsmi.org/

Forest Insects and Diseases

Christmas Tree Pest Manual, MSU-E, FS Bulletin E-2676, published 1998:   http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/misc/xmastree/index.htm

Crop Advisory Team Alerts (CAT) Forestry, Landscape and Christmas Trees:  http://www.ipm.msu.edu/land-cat.htm

Forest Health- Reporting Forest Insect and Disease Pests:  http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_30830—,00.html

Fertilization-Trees

Fertilizing Shade and Ornamental Trees, MSU-E Bulletin:  http://forestry.msu.edu/extension/ExtDocs/fert.htm

Forest Management

Crop Tree Management in Eastern Hardwoods, NA-TP-19-93 by Arlyn Perkey:   http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/ctm/cover_to_toc.pdf

USDA-NRCS Forest Stand Improvement Standard and Conservation Sheet:   http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MI (select your county, and browse to Sec. IV)

Purdue University Forest Management Bulletins/Publications:   http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/agcom/Pubs/fnr.htm

University of Minnesota Forest Management Bulletins/Publications:   http://www.extension.umn.edu/topics.html?topic=2&subtopic=91

Timber Harvesting and Timber Sales

Conducting a Successful Timber Sale:   http://clean-water.uwex.edu/pubs/pdf/forest.timbersale.pdf

Michigan Stumpage Price Reports:  http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10368_22594-81536–,00.html

Ohio Timber Prices Reports.  Good reference for the SLP:  http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/ohiowood/

Tree/Shrub Identification

National Plants Database:   http://plants.usda.gov

Virginia Tech Dendrology page:  http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/idit.htm

Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest: http://www.midwestlandscapeplants.org/index.cfm

Identifying Trees in Michigan, MSU-E Publication, E-2332: http://forestry.msu.edu/extension/ExtDocs/idents.htm

Tree/Shrub Planting

USDA-NRCS Michigan Tree/Shrub Planting Standards and Conservation Sheets:   http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MI (select your county, and browse to Sec. IV)

Tree Planting in Michigan, MSU-E Bulletin E-771:   http://forestry.msu.edu/extension/ExtDocs/treeplnt.htm

Weed Control for Tree/Shrub Planting, USDA-NRCS Conservation Sheet:   http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MI (select your county, and browse to Sec. IV)

USDA-NRCS Tree Planting Standard and Conservation Sheets:   http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MI (select your county, and browse to Sec. IV)

Veg Spec Web Site:   http://vegspec.nrcs.usda.gov/vegSpec/index.jsp

American Standards for Nursery Stock:  http://www.anla.org/applications/Documents/Docs/ANLAStandard2004.pdf

Cover crops (Ontario Extension Notes):   http://www.lrconline.com/Extension_Notes_English/pdf/cvrcrps.pdf

Tree/Shrub Pruning

USDA-NRCS Michigan Tree/Shrub Pruning Standard and Conservation Sheets:  http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MI (select your county, and browse to Sec. IV)

Windbreaks

USDA-NRCS Michigan Standards and Conservation Sheets for Windbreak Establishment and Windbreak Renovation:  http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MI (select your county, and browse to Sec. IV)

National Agroforestry Center (NAC):  http://www.unl.edu./nac/

Estate Planning for Forest Landowners:

What Will Become of Your Timberland?  http://www.srs.fs.fed.us/pubs/31987

Other Organizations:

Michigan Forest Association:  http://www.michiganforests.com/

MI Forest Resource Alliance:  http://mfra.org/mfra.php

Tree Farm System:    http://michigantreefarmsystem.org/

MI Forests Forever Teachers Guide:  http://mff.dsisd.net/

USFS Managers Handbooks for:

Northern White Cedar: http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/100

Northern Hardwoods: http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/104

Elm-Ash-Cottonwood: http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/162

Red Pine:  http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/3784

Black Walnut: http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/103

Oaks: http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/102

Books and Publications:

Michigan Trees – A Guide to the Trees of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. Barnes, Burton V., and Warren H Wagner, Jr.

Shrubs of Ontario. Soper, James H. and Margaret L. Heimburger

Weeds of the Northeast. Uva, Richard H., et al

Trees of Michigan and the Upper Great Lakes., Smith, Norman F.

Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees & Shrubs. Harlow, William M., PhD